New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1887-02-09
STATE TEMPERANCE LEAGUE
TO JOIN IN THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT.

To 1o,N TN THE NATIONAL MOVEMENT.
COOPERATING WITH ANTI-sALOoN hEr| DLi"
GyowTn OF THE WORK.
.r, r,,;,,o Committee of the New York state
r.wper.nce League met yesterday at Eares ho.ei'
A., est meeting since the convention at Cort-
la bore were present Chief Justice Noah DAVIS,
C.,ono, = p Hill. General T. W. Conway. the Rev.
q " GoodselI, Dani.l f. Pope, of Cornwall; James
r. Howe and j. w. Hartman, of Brooklyn, and Frank
Merge If New-York Colonel Hill presided and Gen
eral Conway was elected permanent secretary.
Mr. Hartman saio that he was born a kepubiican ana
No cxnec ed TO die one lie no led to this move
ment kept within the party. The parrooms were INC
greatest curse mankind had to contend with; but be
firmly believed that the only more OF snccess,un!
6gbtpg the evil was with the aid of the Republican
party lie hoped also to sec the movement carried Oh
In connection and Ill harmony with the Na'io"" mo'o
mept. III .aors,noa
General Conway said that it was well understood
I'll. this was q Republican movement. Nothing cIu,u
have passed at the Cortland convention %ad been
tile to the Republican party some complaint na, uun
rnaae ,n regard TO the name but there was reav no
CHARGE made at Cortland The name oil the trS
Rennblican Temperance League was acoP.cu o' ~
NJ Utonai movement came into existence. The
national organization had only rcceh.iy t :.;u ..
action as offered opportunity LOT o'.c tnr ~
fbc admission of a constitutional prohbitofy amend
nent add he believed that the people by rleht snoud
Re n chance to vote on it. lie Thought that there
,n;obt be localities in the State where such n law
would be nullifcd ey il adopted. Inc ORGANIZATION
wanted TO burdens inv oscd on tne franc III ciles
and il ould not be stumbling-block IN the Wy OF
temperance legislation. Mr. Conway submitted tne
draft of an address which he proposed should be
Issued -, .,:, :. ; j..
have the impression 20 abroad that this was move
ment to cormit the Republican party to piohionion'
lie Thought that it was wise TO take up law such as
The Dow law in Ohio with high taxation tor the bar
rooms and local option. There must be entmeht
PACK OF prohibition to make that successful AS fo the
Natior nj SalOOn movement he deeied IL essehtai
that tina committee should cooperate With II.
MIR Uarman also favored local option, II more coud
not be had, and he wan'ed particularly ,hc repe' 81
the infamous maudamus law passed by the last Legs
The Rcv. G. H. Goodsel said that he did no. think .nl
thatstbc Third raty ement could ever accomplish
ANYTHING lie thought that this was great moral re-
form mhich the Republican party must carry forward
had the abolition OF the slavery tet because
their own party had tailed to take advanced ground on
this question This was eme"t 10 push the party
forward on more advanced ground . .
wi Ex'InJ1e Davis made a speech of considerable
length stating his pos ton on the question lie Dr'ehy
skctched the cally history OF the hep"ohean parry
ard declared nat it had always drawn lis strength
from its ouspokcn position on great moral issues III
had trumpled on the slavery issue and on other qes
TONS and s had great things 10 aceompsn or Dat
moral principle VIII CHI reaches down 10 dne herls OF
the people 1t had been dying OF late Inc one great
overshadon ing question now was the destruction OF
the proa shop II was the great evil OF the day But
NO marty eoula triumph on single idea. lie did not
condemn the Prohibition party except IN It's methods
N
OF prohibition. But the Third party plan OF assail'ng
every body and every thing that will not at once take
up its single idea OF how to reaen Una. end
He believed to be his duty to do everything possible
TO bring the Republican party to that standard which
will lead TO the abolition OF the barroom-not snrren
derinc his Republicanism but fighting to bring the
par into open hostility TO the liquor shop The Anti
Saloon movement started in Kansas. had that object
In view. In that movement he Thought that ne saw
practical way TO put down the grog Shoes But 1t must
be done through party la ling the strength 10 carry
it out-thc strength that comes from party Interested
in and organized TO tase aJo Oh a an n ,Se "uor
men, and il would be impossible to Orlng ina, party up
10 the Anti Saloon standard There Is 10 other party
TO act TIN ough excepting he Republican party Inc
Prohibition party became CT necessity an ally CT the
Democratic party, imbued with the ldea OF smashing
the Republican party. Its one IDEA ana not aemi OF
the hone of its having the strength to carry nut
this work As a citizen and man he believed 10 oe
his duty to keep with the Republican party and help
bring it up to this standard without inlpairhng MS
O:he great questions. but TO engrait tals one on that
stock lie thought that it would certainly come ABOUT
and that OF those present would i've 10 see IT,
This Anti Saloon Orgsnzat) IN opened the road. lie
did 10 commit itself to high license or local
option, though in some localities he thought that hGh
license offered the only possible temporary relief he
wanted to adopt such means as would tend generally
to bring the Republican party INTO hostility 10 the
liquor shops He was not at the Cortland convention;
but he eare1 that action was taken there when would
not promote this general movement License was
restraint while taxation was not. lie believed IN all
such matters taking the step that would 90 the iur-
tbes lie wanted the movement kept IN line win the
Republican party, position OF hostility would lead
to disrusi and lOss OF opportunity for success
General CONWAY then explained that there was no
intention Of independent action EXCEPT where Reubli-
cans mad, nominations in the interest OF the liquor
roen lie said that there would now be lOoOOO names
OIL their rolls if they had the force TO work with.
A resolution was adopted referring the proposed
address TO committee consisting OF Judge Davis, the
chairman and General Conway with power 10 act nut
with the understanding that it should express sym
pathv with the National movement and not be hostile
10 the Republican party. Judge Davis said that he
a. in ,la IN nrdf
this nov ement Another resolution authorized action
to be taken organize the work throughout the state
and t. ask for financial aid in carrying forward The
committee adjourned to meet at the call OF the chair